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Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir

Janice Erlbaum

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UPC:
9780812974560
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2007-03-06
Release Date:
2007-03-06
Author:
Janice Erlbaum
Language:
english
Edition:
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At fifteen, sick of her unbearable and increasingly dangerous home life, Janice Erlbaum walked out of her familys Brooklyn apartment and didnt look back. From her first frightening night at a shelter, Janice knew she was in over her head. She was beaten up, shaken down, and nearly stabbed by a pregnant girl. But it was still better than living at home. As Janice slipped further into street life, she nevertheless attended high school, harbored crushes, and even played the lead in the spring musical. She also roamed the streets, clubs, bars, and parks of New York City with her two best girlfriends, on the prowl for hard drugs and boys on skateboards. Together they scored coke at Danceteria, smoked angel dust in East Village squats, commiserated over their crazy mothers, and slept with one anothers boyfriends on a regular basis.

A wry, mesmerizing portrait of being underprivileged, underage, and underdressed in 1980s New York City, Girlbomb provides an unflinching look at street life, survival sex, female friendships, and first loves.

A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl, Interrupted.
Entertainment Weekly

Gripping . . . a wry, compelling memoir of what it means to stand up for yourself, especially when no one else will.
Bust

How satisfying to watch Erlbaum survive adolescence and produce a smart, engaging book.
The New York Times Book Review

Erlbaums survival is hard-won, the journey rendered with page-turning intensity.
New York Post

A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl, Interrupted.
Entertainment Weekly

Gritty . . . perversely riveting. You want her to survive.
The Washington Post Book World